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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

47-2031 Carpenters

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.


National estimates for Carpenters
Industry profile for Carpenters
Geographic profile for Carpenters

National estimates for Carpenters:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Carpenters:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
668,060 1.0 % $ 26.53 $ 55,190 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Carpenters:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.33 $ 18.38 $ 23.20 $ 29.80 $ 38.92
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,880 $ 38,240 $ 48,260 $ 61,980 $ 80,940


Industry profile for Carpenters:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Carpenters are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Carpenters, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Carpenters:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction 209,480 24.92 $ 24.94 $ 51,880
Building Finishing Contractors 112,370 13.89 $ 27.59 $ 57,390
Nonresidential Building Construction 110,540 14.20 $ 29.84 $ 62,060
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 95,230 10.20 $ 26.39 $ 54,900
Employment Services 15,120 0.43 $ 22.03 $ 45,820

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Carpenters:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction 209,480 24.92 $ 24.94 $ 51,880
Nonresidential Building Construction 110,540 14.20 $ 29.84 $ 62,060
Building Finishing Contractors 112,370 13.89 $ 27.59 $ 57,390
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 95,230 10.20 $ 26.39 $ 54,900
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 9,910 4.24 $ 18.99 $ 39,500

Top paying industries for Carpenters:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 30 0.01 $ 41.57 $ 86,460
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 60 0.02 $ 38.58 $ 80,240
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 90 0.02 $ 37.93 $ 78,890
Educational Support Services 130 0.07 $ 36.21 $ 75,320
Motion Picture and Video Industries 510 0.16 $ 36.08 $ 75,040


Geographic profile for Carpenters:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Carpenters are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Carpenters, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of carpenters by state, May 2021


States with the highest employment level in Carpenters:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 100,950 6.11 1.29 $ 31.57 $ 65,670
Florida 45,040 5.23 1.10 $ 21.14 $ 43,980
New York 41,290 4.76 1.00 $ 31.94 $ 66,420
Texas 33,510 2.74 0.58 $ 21.52 $ 44,760
Pennsylvania 27,560 4.94 1.04 $ 25.71 $ 53,470


Map of location quotient of carpenters by state, May 2021


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpenters:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Idaho 9,120 12.04 2.54 $ 20.09 $ 41,780
Hawaii 5,670 10.34 2.18 $ 38.08 $ 79,200
South Dakota 4,270 10.13 2.14 $ 19.36 $ 40,260
Wyoming 2,580 9.91 2.09 $ 25.45 $ 52,930
Vermont 2,730 9.62 2.03 $ 24.21 $ 50,350


Map of annual mean wages of carpenters by state, May 2021


Top paying states for Carpenters:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 5,670 10.34 2.18 $ 38.08 $ 79,200
New Jersey 14,960 3.89 0.82 $ 34.40 $ 71,550
Alaska 2,280 7.71 1.63 $ 32.78 $ 68,180
Illinois 22,840 4.06 0.86 $ 31.99 $ 66,530
New York 41,290 4.76 1.00 $ 31.94 $ 66,420



Map of employment of carpenters by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Carpenters:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 38,770 4.47 0.94 $ 34.58 $ 71,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 29,570 5.17 1.09 $ 30.58 $ 63,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 16,550 3.91 0.82 $ 33.35 $ 69,370
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 15,260 7.96 1.68 $ 33.71 $ 70,110
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 14,930 9.76 2.06 $ 28.56 $ 59,400
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 12,980 5.02 1.06 $ 32.40 $ 67,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 12,940 5.77 1.22 $ 37.64 $ 78,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 12,590 5.13 1.08 $ 22.13 $ 46,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 12,050 4.11 0.87 $ 26.98 $ 56,120
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 11,700 6.42 1.35 $ 29.06 $ 60,450


Map of location quotient of carpenters by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpenters:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coeur d'Alene, ID 940 14.36 3.03 $ 20.55 $ 42,750
Rapid City, SD 920 13.75 2.90 $ 19.29 $ 40,120
Barnstable Town, MA 1,300 13.46 2.84 $ 27.40 $ 57,000
Bend-Redmond, OR 1,090 13.06 2.75 $ 24.28 $ 50,510
Boise City, ID 4,320 12.69 2.68 $ 19.72 $ 41,030
Bellingham, WA 980 11.92 2.51 $ 31.31 $ 65,130
St. George, UT 830 11.00 2.32 $ 21.36 $ 44,430
Santa Rosa, CA 2,100 10.92 2.30 $ 35.07 $ 72,940
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 930 10.73 2.26 $ 29.05 $ 60,420
Longview, TX 960 10.68 2.25 $ 20.49 $ 42,620


Map of annual mean wages of carpenters by area, May 2021


Top paying metropolitan areas for Carpenters:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Urban Honolulu, HI 4,050 10.26 2.16 $ 39.29 $ 81,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,750 4.45 0.94 $ 37.83 $ 78,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 12,940 5.77 1.22 $ 37.64 $ 78,280
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 670 10.49 2.21 $ 36.69 $ 76,320
Santa Rosa, CA 2,100 10.92 2.30 $ 35.07 $ 72,940
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 38,770 4.47 0.94 $ 34.58 $ 71,930
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 750 5.76 1.21 $ 34.37 $ 71,490
Anchorage, AK 1,190 7.38 1.56 $ 34.05 $ 70,820
Trenton, NJ 510 2.23 0.47 $ 33.96 $ 70,640
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 15,260 7.96 1.68 $ 33.71 $ 70,110

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Carpenters:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 1,980 10.83 2.28 $ 22.85 $ 47,520
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 1,660 12.00 2.53 $ 24.81 $ 51,600
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,460 12.19 2.57 $ 29.29 $ 60,930
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 1,450 7.96 1.68 $ 23.39 $ 48,660
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,390 11.93 2.52 $ 27.07 $ 56,300

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpenters:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 1,080 15.49 3.27 $ 20.63 $ 42,900
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 1,270 13.48 2.84 $ 26.87 $ 55,900
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 1,110 12.83 2.71 $ 21.53 $ 44,790
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 760 12.75 2.69 $ 18.46 $ 38,400
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 1,210 12.58 2.65 $ 24.09 $ 50,120

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Carpenters:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 940 10.62 2.24 $ 33.85 $ 70,410
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 760 7.64 1.61 $ 31.64 $ 65,810
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 920 9.41 1.98 $ 31.14 $ 64,770
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 130 4.11 0.87 $ 30.60 $ 63,650
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 790 8.12 1.71 $ 30.54 $ 63,530


About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022